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rubber, hydrolysis and ethanol fermentation
Submitted by Edward on 19/Sep/2007
Message:
Let me introduce myself first.My name is Edward Monickavasagam Harris
and I am a retired chemical engineerr who worked 32 years for the
Rubber Research Institute of Malaysia(1962-93) developing rubber grades,
new uses for rubber and chemical utilisation of rubberwood. One original
work was application of natural rubber to fermentation of sugars
derived from sugarcane and hydrolysis of wood by sulphuric acid. A continuous
fermentation process was developed without the need for culturing
yeast cells.Yields of ethanol obtained were highand the process was
operated for 6m without stoppages. Simplicity and low cost makes it ideal for
application to any system of ethanol fermentation. .
A second system which I developed was wood pyrolyser yielding
char,acetic acid, wood spirit,wood tar and combustible gas.Part of this
process is exothermic. We utilised the gas fraction for distillation of wood
spirit and also ethanol from sugary fermentation liquor.for direct use
in E85 cars..
A vast amount of wastewood is available from the replanting programme
running into millions of tonnes globally.which could be profitably
channeled for pyrolysis and fermentation. Currently the wood is buried
with slow conversion to methane by bacteria and termites. It would be the
best option for reducing CO2 emissions and global warming since the
technology is already available now without much further development cf
electric or biodiesel cars.As Henry Ford intended.
I believe your organisation will be able to assist in developing or
promoting this novel concept of producing auto fuel at low cost. Looking
forward to your advice and comments. I have drawings which I have
attached..
For what it is worth for your information I developed the current
mode of constant viscosity rubber from field latex 35 years ago while I was
factory technologist at the RRIM Exp.Station in Sg.Buloh. This grade
has since inception commanded premium of USD 0.3 over the light coloured
natural rubber grade, SMR 5L.,the light coloured grade also developed
by me concurrently with SMR5 CV, as documented in 1974 RRIM Conference
paper..
There are also other inventions:
1) Very low protein examination gloves, with EP level <50 mg per kg.
with minimal modification to production line, ie at similar cost to
current gloves with EP>>300mg/kg.
2) Colloidal silica from padi hulls via pyrolysis for use as talc or
reinforcing filler.
Collaloration to begin wood pyrolysis and molasses/sugar fermentation
would be timely at present with crude oil hitting USD 75 per barrel.
With best wishes,
Edward
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